Category Archives: Workshops

THATCamp Alabama 2013, storified

This quick Storify captures many of the tweets from our THATCamp. If you created an archive of the event- an Evernote notebook, Instagram images, bookmarks, a Google doc, etc.- that you’d like to share, please share it here (as a … Continue reading

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Workshop: Digital Project Management

Project management is one of the most central skills to have on any digital project team  yet the role of project manager is one for which many of us receive little or no training. Many projects get derailed because they … Continue reading

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Workshop: Digital Collections and Exhibits with Omeka

Omeka.net is a web-publishing platform that allows anyone with an account to create or collaborate on a website to display collections and build digital exhibitions (“About,” Omeka.net). In this workshop for THATCampers with no previous experience with Omeka, we will: … Continue reading

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Workshop: Issues in Intellectual Property

This workshop examines the basic contours of copyright law as it applies in scholarly communication. What is intellectual property, what is the public domain, and how does fair use apply? What should be in a request when permission is needed, … Continue reading

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Workshop: Digital Presentation Tools

This workshop will discuss digital presentation tools, such as Prezi, Empressr, and Slideshare, as dynamic and engaging alternatives to PowerPoint. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop and an idea for a presentation.

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Workshop: Introduction to Digital Humanities

This workshop will explore  some of the major questions and methodologies of digital humanities (DH). We will briefly highlight some of the major research areas of DH, including mapping and textual analysis. After taking a look at a few DH … Continue reading

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Workshop: Explorations in Digital Storytelling

When people talk about digital storytelling, they usually mean the use of some form of media production to share a story. I want to propose a session in which we explore possibilities for designing assignments that ask students to present … Continue reading

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